First WSM smoker - Boston Butts pron

djoseph74 · 01-12-2013, 10:23 AM

About an hour in!

more to come...

Smoothsmoke · 01-12-2013, 10:25 AM

Oh man, what a shiny cooker!

The door looks a bit off, you might want to try and bend it ever so slightly to get a tighter fit.

djoseph74 · 01-12-2013, 10:27 AM

Yah I was wondering about the door. I'll try adjusting a bit. I noticed there are some replacement doors out there that are made of steel. I wondered if they were worth exploring.

Smoothsmoke · 01-12-2013, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by djoseph74

Yah I was wondering about the door. I'll try adjusting a bit. I noticed there are some replacement doors out there that are made of steel. I wondered if they were worth exploring.

Yeah, you can bend it to proper shape. The SS door is a great option as well. I'd roll stock and spend my $ on meat.

djoseph74 · 01-12-2013, 02:09 PM

5 1/2 hours in.

Harbormaster · 01-12-2013, 02:18 PM

Hey Dan,
Everything looks good. Gotta love the WSM, eh?
But, if you're lookin', you ain't cookin'.
Keep the lid on the WSM and let it do it's magic.

Johnny_Crunch · 01-12-2013, 02:19 PM

Nice pr0n!

djoseph74 · 01-12-2013, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harbormaster

Hey Dan,
Everything looks good. Gotta love the WSM, eh?
But, if you're lookin', you ain't cookin'.
Keep the lid on the WSM and let it do it's magic.

Thanks! I do love it. Very happy!

LOL I was just give the meat a spraying, lids back on, I'm back watching TV

djoseph74 · 01-12-2013, 08:04 PM

Some final pics. I only took a picture of one of them before I pulled it. Not the best one, but they both turned out great.

HankB · 01-12-2013, 08:50 PM

Looks great, but ....

There's nothing on the lower rack! You could have a brisket down there. Or a couple more butts. There's space on the top where you could throw a few brats on (not the precooked ones) or some Polish and Italian sausage. I like to smoke up a few of something if I have space on the grate. Even a couple chicken legs would be nice.

Looks like excellent results for your first cook!

djoseph74 · 01-12-2013, 08:54 PM

Hey Hank,

Thanks! I was amazed at the space. I remember barely getting 1 10lbs butt on my kettle. I was gazing at the space today thinking about all the different combinations o things I could have smoking on that monster. Its awesome. I'm going to try loading it up real good in a couple weeks :D

Big George's BBQ · 01-12-2013, 08:57 PM

Looks very good to mr

cowgirl · 01-12-2013, 09:00 PM

They look great to me too! Love the looks of the bark.

1911Ron · 01-12-2013, 09:01 PM

I agree load the thing up

Food looks good!

Harbormaster · 01-12-2013, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by djoseph74

I was amazed at the space.

I can squeeze 6 butts on an 18.5" WSM, can't imagine what you can fit on the bigger one.

01-12-2013, 10:23 AM	#1
djoseph74 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-02-13 Location: Northville, MI	First WSM smoker - Boston Butts pron About an hour in! more to come... __________________ Dan - 22.5" Weber Smokey Mountain \| 22.5" Weber OTS \| Weber Smokey Joe

01-12-2013, 10:25 AM	#2
Smoothsmoke Babbling Farker Join Date: 01-20-10 Location: Monterey, CA	Oh man, what a shiny cooker! The door looks a bit off, you might want to try and bend it ever so slightly to get a tighter fit. __________________ Kamado Big Joe [COLOR=Red]Kamado Classic Joe Kamado Joe Jr. [/COLOR] A bunch of Webers

01-12-2013, 10:27 AM	#3
djoseph74 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-02-13 Location: Northville, MI	Yah I was wondering about the door. I'll try adjusting a bit. I noticed there are some replacement doors out there that are made of steel. I wondered if they were worth exploring. __________________ Dan - 22.5" Weber Smokey Mountain \| 22.5" Weber OTS \| Weber Smokey Joe

01-12-2013, 02:09 PM	#5
djoseph74 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-02-13 Location: Northville, MI	5 1/2 hours in. __________________ Dan - 22.5" Weber Smokey Mountain \| 22.5" Weber OTS \| Weber Smokey Joe

01-12-2013, 02:18 PM	#6
Harbormaster somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-14-06 Location: Wyocena/Pardeeville, WI Name/Nickname : Clark	Hey Dan, Everything looks good. Gotta love the WSM, eh? But, if you're lookin', you ain't cookin'. Keep the lid on the WSM and let it do it's magic. __________________ Clark My Boys: Joseph (EI); Andrew (EE); Daniel (EE) My Toys: 10 WSMs (B, C, E, DH, DA, EZ, DZ, EO, DU, DR); 5 - 22.5" Bar-B-Q-Kettles; 2 - 18.5" Bar-B-Q-Kettle; 4 WGAs (EZ, DE, N, B); 2 SJPs ( DR, DR); 2 Smokey Joes (A, K); Brinkman Cimmaron. "For when democracy becomes tyranny, those of us with rifles still get to vote"

01-12-2013, 02:19 PM	#7
Johnny_Crunch Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-03-10 Location: Cypress TX	Nice pr0n! __________________ J Crunch

01-12-2013, 08:04 PM	#9
djoseph74 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-02-13 Location: Northville, MI	Some final pics. I only took a picture of one of them before I pulled it. Not the best one, but they both turned out great. __________________ Dan - 22.5" Weber Smokey Mountain \| 22.5" Weber OTS \| Weber Smokey Joe

01-12-2013, 08:50 PM	#10
HankB is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-16-12 Location: Winfield, IL	Looks great, but .... There's nothing on the lower rack! You could have a brisket down there. Or a couple more butts. There's space on the top where you could throw a few brats on (not the precooked ones) or some Polish and Italian sausage. I like to smoke up a few of something if I have space on the grate. Even a couple chicken legs would be nice. Looks like excellent results for your first cook! __________________ Weber Crazy

01-12-2013, 08:54 PM	#11
djoseph74 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-02-13 Location: Northville, MI	Hey Hank, Thanks! I was amazed at the space. I remember barely getting 1 10lbs butt on my kettle. I was gazing at the space today thinking about all the different combinations o things I could have smoking on that monster. Its awesome. I'm going to try loading it up real good in a couple weeks :D __________________ Dan - 22.5" Weber Smokey Mountain \| 22.5" Weber OTS \| Weber Smokey Joe

01-12-2013, 08:57 PM	#12
Big George's BBQ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 02-07-08 Location: Framingham, MA Name/Nickname : George	Looks very good to mr __________________ Large BIG Green EGG- Hatched 8/17/09 Backwoods Extented Party- sold Weber Genesis Gasser Mid Atlantic BBQ Association KCBS Back Porch BBQ Competition BBQ Team Proud Member of the Zero Club When all else fails ask yourself WWGALD

01-12-2013, 09:00 PM	#13
cowgirl somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-18-07 Location: Oklahoma Name/Nickname : jeanie	They look great to me too! Love the looks of the bark. __________________ jeanie Lifetime member of the Society for the Preservation of Authentic Royal Magical Rare Kaskaskian Peppers (Thanks Ash :)) RIP Ash, you are missed http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/

01-12-2013, 09:01 PM	#14
1911Ron is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-09-12 Location: Ft Mudge AT Name/Nickname : Ron	I agree load the thing up Food looks good! __________________ A bunch of Webers, a UDS and a Happy Cooker!